EDER 631.20 L10 Globalization and Human Rights

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• 1/3 of the people on the planet are children and children naturally want their version of a more successful life than their parents had.
• For the first time in history there are more people living in cities than on farms.
• In order for us to build a more sustainable planet we must change the way we live in cities
• We must create high density living like Vancouver but avoid mega cities with no infrastructure.
• We must use more efficient designs like those found in nature, Bio mimicry, when we design cities.
• We must use space better, for example green roofs on apartments.
• Sharing of resources like car and bike share programs instead of everyone must have a product.
• We must offer open software sites where underprivileged citizen can access collaborative tools for education.
• We must create a new political reality that is not tied to corporations.